Repo News: Repo Agent Attempts to Retreat
When repossession agents attempt to take a car and a confrontation occurs, repo agents must leave the scene without the car and...Read More
Collectors Sued Over Collecting Non-Existent Debts
The Federal Trade Commission has sued several debt collection companies over collecting non-existent debts: The agency ordered a federal court in North...Read More
NCLC Debt Collection Fact Sheet
The National Consumer Law Center has released a report on state specific debt collection information and complaints. Most notable is the high percentage...Read More
NY Times on State Lemon Law Rankings
The New York Times ran a story on ranking every state’s lemon law: All 50 states and the District of Columbia have...Read More
FCRA Employment: Gross v. CONCORDE, INC.
A court in the the Middle District of Florida weighed in on the growing improper use of consumer reports (including credit reports)...Read More
FCRA Opinion: Jackson v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC
A Court in the Middle District of Georgia released an opinion with two important rulings regarding standing under the Fair Credit Reporting...Read More
Texas Guide: Credit Report Disputes
If you have inaccurate information on your credit report, in most cases, you have to dispute the information through Equifax, Experian, and...Read More
CFPB News: Settlement with Sterling Jewelers, Inc.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled claims with Sterling Jewelers, Inc.: The Bureau’s and the State’s parallel investigations found that Sterling violated the...Read More
FCRA: Sanders v. Global Radar Acquistion, LLC
In Sanders v. Global Radar Acquistion, LLC, a Court in the Middle District of Florida denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair...Read More
FDCPA: Odsather v. Fay Servicing, LLC
A noteworthy Fair Credit Reporting Act opinion came out of the Western District of Washington in late December. In it, the consumers...Read More